{"id":4174,"date":"2026-04-01T13:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:35:39","slug":"national-assessment-and-accreditation-council-naac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-assessment-and-accreditation-council-naac\/","title":{"rendered":"National Assessment and Accreditation Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Assessment and Accreditation Council Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not a single university or college has received fresh accreditation for the current academic year from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Assessment and Accreditation Council<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established in 1994 as an <\/span><b>autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its primary objective is to <\/span><b>ensure and enhance the quality of higher education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through a rigorous accreditation process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It conducts assessment and accreditation of<\/span><b> Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) such as colleges, universities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or other recognised institutions to derive an understanding of the \u2018Quality Status\u2019 of the institution.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Parameters for Evaluation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NAAC evaluates institutions based on various parameters such as curricular aspects, teaching-learning processes, infrastructure, governance, and innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NAAC functions through its <\/span><b>General Council (GC) and Executive Committee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (EC), comprising educational administrators, policymakers, and senior academicians from a cross-section of the Indian higher education system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Composition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Chairperson of the UGC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>President of the GC of the NAAC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; the Chairperson of the EC is an eminent academician nominated by the President of the GC (NAAC).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At present the Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC is done on a voluntary basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bengaluru.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2026\/Apr\/01\/no-naac-accreditation-for-colleges-in-1-year-as-bodies-remain-headless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Assessment and Accreditation Council was established in 1994 as an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC). 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